Bluffton: My Summers with Buster Contributor(s): Phelan, Matt (Author), Phelan, Matt (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 076365079X ISBN-13: 9780763650797 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: July 2013 |
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BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - General - Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts - Theater & Musicals - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCCN: 2012947260 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 9-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 4-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 370 GN (Graphic Novel) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 7" W x 8.3" L (1.25 lbs) 240 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Topical - Friendship - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Geographic Orientation - Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards: Black-Eyed Susan Award, Nominee, Graphic Novel, 2014 Jefferson Cup, Winner, Younger Readers, 2014 Michigan Notable Books, Winner, Notable Book, 2014 Cybils, Finalist, Graphic Novel Elem/Mid, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2013 School Library Journal 07/01/2013 pg. 104 Shelf Awareness 07/23/2013 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2013 Publishers Weekly 08/26/2013 Booklist 09/15/2013 pg. 59 Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2013 pg. 102 Kirkus Best Middle Grade Books 11/15/2013 pg. 81 SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2013 pg. 37 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 159783 Reading Level: 2.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
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Publisher Description: Matt Phelan, graphic novelist extraordinaire, presents a rollicking tribute to vaudeville, small-town dreams, and Buster Keaton as a boy. In the summer of 1908, in Muskegon, Michigan, a visiting troupe of vaudeville performers is about the most exciting thing since baseball. They're summering in nearby Bluffton, so Henry has a few months to ogle the elephant and the zebra, the tightrope walkers and -- lo and behold -- a slapstick actor his own age named Buster Keaton. The show folk say Buster is indestructible; his father throws him around as part of the act and the audience roars, while Buster never cracks a smile. Henry longs to learn to take a fall like Buster, "the human mop," but Buster just wants to play ball with Henry and his friends. With signature nostalgia, Scott O'Dell Award-winning graphic novelist Matt Phelan visualizes a bygone era with lustrous color, dynamic lines, and flawless dramatic pacing. |
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